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Windows 8 Logo Revealed

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:46:10 +0000

This probably didn't make your local news last Friday, but Microsoft revealed the official logo for Windows 8.

Considering the words actually say "Windows 8" right there in the logo, I guess we're also to assume that "Windows 8" is going to be the actual name of the new operating system. That actually hasn't been confirmed but this looks like a solid indication.

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Patch Tuesday February 2012: 9 Updates Correcting 21 Issues

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:33:29 +0000

Today is February 14th, better known as Valentine's Day!

... and also Patch Tuesday. :(

This month's patches consist of 9 updates that correct a total of 21 unique issues across Windows operating systems, MS Office, and some other Windows applications.

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What Defrag Software Do You Use?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:47:19 +0000

Perhaps contrary to what you have heard, "defragging" a hard drive can in fact help speed up a slow computer. Of course that only applies to a hard drive that's heavily fragmented.

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NVIDIA GeForce Video Card Drivers v295.51 Beta Now Available

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:45:11 +0000

NVIDIA has released GeForce drivers version 295.51 Beta, a relatively small update from the previous beta.

Here are some of the changes and fixes available in v295.51 Beta:

Added/Updated a few SLI profiles and nearly three dozen 3D Vision profiles.
Fixes issues with watching multiple videos at once and a GTX 590 fan speed problem.
NVIDIA PhysX is at v9.11.1111 and HD Audio is at v1.3.12.0 in this release.

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Intel Chipset Drivers Version 9.3.0.1019 Now Available

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:07 +0000

Version 9.3.0.1019 of Intel's Chipset Device Software is now available.

Intel's INF updates are not "drivers" exactly, but updates to important files that tell Windows how to use Intel integrated hardware. However, I usually still refer to them as drivers.

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AMD Radeon Video Card Drivers v12.1 Now Available

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:23:04 +0000

Version 12.1 of the AMD/ATI video card driver suite is now available. This update corrects several issues in Windows 7 and Windows Vista and improves several existing features.

Here are more details on some of the fixes and improvements in version 12.1:

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Which Browser Is Your Favorite?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:07:08 +0000

Nominate you favorite browser at the About.com Web Browsers site:

Best Major Desktop Browser

Nominations will be accepted starting Jan. 18, 2012. Voting will take place from Feb. 22 through March ...

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Are You Scam-proof?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:08:01 +0000

Do you think you can't be scammed? Or maybe you worry that you might be easily scammed?

Andy O'Donnell, our own About.com Guide to Internet & Network Security, has a fascinating new article that will turn you in to a "human scam detector":

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Latest Windows 8 News

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:04:29 +0000

Every so often, we get a tidbit of information from Microsoft about Windows 8, the version of Windows to supersede Windows 7.

Here are some of the latest things we've found out, courtesy of ZDNet's Microsoft expert, Mary-Jo Foley:

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How To Name A Browser

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:34:41 +0000

I talk about browsers every so often - a new Firefox update, a suggestion to use Chrome, an update to Internet Explorer, etc.

But have you ever wondered how those names came to be? "Internet Explorer" might seem logical, but where did "Chrome" come from?

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